Lady Rams lose in double OT at Sectional semifinal

Up three with less than a minute to go in the second overtime, the Robertsville Lady Rams and Union Grove scrambled for a loose ball.

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By Robert Holder

Oakridger - Oak Ridge, TN

By Robert Holder

Posted Feb. 12, 2013 at 3:40 PM
Updated Feb 12, 2013 at 3:41 PM

By Robert Holder

Posted Feb. 12, 2013 at 3:40 PM
Updated Feb 12, 2013 at 3:41 PM

Up three with less than a minute to go in the second overtime, the Robertsville Lady Rams and Union Grove scrambled for a loose ball.

The Lady Rams Desiree Bates was whistled for a technical foul at the bottom of the pile allowing Union Grove to hit two free throws and get the ball. Union Grove went inside where Mykia Dowdell was whistled for her fifth foul, and UGMS hit both free throws to take the lead and eventually win the game, 35-34.

“We've had an outstanding year and we were right there at the end with a spot in the championship game on the line,” RMS girls coach Scott Hinton said. “I hate it for the girls because we worked so hard all year, but I couldn’t be more proud of this team and everything we accomplished.”

The Lady Rams end the season with a 21-7 record, their first 20-win season in 20 years and their first ever TMSAA East Tennessee Sectional final four.

Robertsville allowed just four points in the first half while taking a 11-4 lead. But Union Grove took a 18-17 lead after three quarters. Destiny Kassner hit a long jumper to tie the game at 24 at the end of regulation and a 3-pointer at the end of the first overtime to send it to a second.

Kassner led the team in scoring with 10 points. Mykia Dowdell scored nine, Courtney Ellison had eight, Makayla Johnson had three, and Olivia Daniels and Desiree Bates scored two each.

“I want to thank the eighth graders for their leadership and dedication,” coach Hinton said. “I can't wait to watch them wear the cardinal and gray!"